My mother in law is looking to rescue another dog to add to her household and has come across a very sweet Saluki who seems to fit the bill. I have no personal experience of Salukis at all. Can anyone tell me what they're like to live with or share their experiences? Thanks
Salukis , beautiful graceful dogs I don't have any experience of them myself but would be inclined to treat them a bit like a Greyhound providing the opportunity for quick bursts of exercise followed by a soft warm sofa and lots of love
That's exactly what I figured, Mini which sounds perfect. She already has a Wolfhound and has lots of land and country walks to go on with big sofas to chill on afterwards! She recently lost her giant poodle so it would be nice for them to have another doglet around
my grandmother had one, im not sure if this is the norm, but it definitely needed a lot of exercise, and quite long walks? Im sure someone told me that if greyhounds are the Usain Bolt's of the dog world they are the marathon runners.
A friend has a Saluki x that she used to do agility with and quite successfully too. The only downside of him was that he was quite territorial when in her car - even to people - but otherwise was very even-tempered. He was a rescue though which could have some bearing on his behaviour.
Emma that goes to show how much I know about Salukis than I do know they are a joy to watch when they are running at speed...
Salukis are known as persian greyhounds and need alot of excercise. They need alot of patience when training and where once used for hunting..Ive heard that they can be quite reserved around strangers but im not an expert only what ive read about them..They are beautiful dogs and im jelous
I have owned a Saluki Greyhound cross. The most gentle good natured dog I have ever owned. She would run and run and then zonk out and sleep for the rest of the day. They are often difficult to train and are stubborn, single minded and stand-offish but fabulously loving happy dogs. If your MiL rescues one can we see loads of pics please
The ones I've known have reminded me quite alot of my Irish Wolfhound - they like to sprint, and then they are "finished" and content. I think if she already has an IW she will understand what the Saluki needs and get along with it easily. They are normally attached to their owners and not labrador sociable, but loving towards the family and relaxed indoors. Not training material other than for very basic things (as in, I wouldnt buy one to aim for competitions with it..).
They can be quite good escape artists. Like most sighthounds, recall can be an issue. From what I have seen, they can also be quite sensitive.
Hello, I notice that this thread is a little old now but I am going to post anyway in case anyone is considering getting a saluki or would like to know a little more about the breed (from our experience living with two so far) We had two litter pups (boy and girl) from 9 weeks old. They came with masses of energy and affection, the affection part took me by surprise somewhat as everything you hear about Saluki's is that they can be quite aloof. However with Flynn and Ada it's quite the opposite, they absolutely love a cuddle and are far the most affectionate dogs I've ever had. They are very gentle and quiet in the home and they were toilet trained by 2-3 weeks. They are very intelligent dogs and love to learn and play ball games and puzzles (especially food puzzles) they are very much food driven. Walking We walk them off leash all the time, we live by the coast and are lucky enough to have a beautiful coastal walk and lots of nature parks around. Their recall is always very good, the only time I would question this is when they are in play mode with each other - then no one or nothing can distract them (well maybe a piece of tasty chicken!) They are fast, very fast! and can reach speeds of up to 40-45 MPH. They need to have a good run to expend this energy, but equally once they have done that, they are back home curled up on the sofa asleep for hours. Socialisation We have noticed that they are very nervous of other dogs which could be a litter mate thing, but we are working on this and it's getting a lot better. If you were thinking of bringing a saluki into a household with another dog it might be worthwhile socialising them first but as I say it could be a litter mate thing? They are friendly with people, but can have a nervous disposition especially in unfamiliar surroundings. Feeding We started off feeding them Hills Science Plan, but now we have decided to take the raw food route. This consists of raw chicken and tripe with veg like potatoes, carrots, peas etc mixed with a bit of brown rice. We were told that it would be good to get two pups together and to be honest at the time we couldn't leave one without the other, however I would say that there are disadvantages to it. Separation anxiety as their bond it so tight, litter mate syndrome is another thing that can occur. We have done a lot of separation work with them to get them used to being independent of each other as it is necessity in order for them to flourish and enjoy life with and without each other all the time. If I had the time, knowledge and money I would have 10 Saluki's. I love them, they are beautiful and loving, mischievous, funny, clever and just great to be with.
Hello; I own a saluki for years now and I am working with them for creating collars.They are sight hounds indeed. Garden and closed space to run is important. You shouldn't leave them off leash especially near roads because they have strong instinct to run and hunt. Also you should use wide collars ,martingales as their neck is long and gentle.
